diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 92e9b92e3..057e8bfd3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ v2.9.0 - 19 Feb 2018
      * New appctl command 'dpif-netdev/pmd-rxq-rebalance' to rebalance rxq to
        pmd assignments.
      * Add rxq utilization of pmd to appctl 'dpif-netdev/pmd-rxq-show'.
+     * Add support for vHost dequeue zero copy (experimental).
    - Userspace datapath:
      * Output packet batching support.
    - vswitchd: